Another envelope addressed to the Duryee family of Newark, New Jersey appeared on eBay.
The prior one was for George S Duryee. This one was for his sister, Anna Brower Duryee, care of their father, Peter Sharpe Duryee.
Envelope addressed to Miss Anna B Duryee, care of P S Duryee Esq, Newark, New Jersey. "For plate 2L6" "1858" written under reddish stamp, three cents U.S. Postage, of George Washington |
Anna Brower Duryee was born around 1841. She died in 1922. I found no marriage record for her. She was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Newark with her parents and siblings.
Duryee family plot Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, New Jersey |
The Duryee family was living in Newark when the 1850 census was created.
1850 census. Household of Peter Sharpe Duryee and Susan Rankin. Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. |
The advertised value of this item is not as a family heirloom, but rather as a collectible stamp. I am not familiar with philately. From a brief look, the plate refers to the reddish three cent stamp with the image of George Washington.
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